The sale of United States military equipment to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29 percent to a record $318.7bn, the US State Department said. Sales approved in 2024 included but were not limited to $23bn in F-16 jets and aircraft upgrades to Turkey’s military, $18.8bn worth of F-15 fighter jets to Israel, and $2.5bn in sales of M1A2 Abrams tanks to Romania. Ministries of defence globally have been lining up to submit orders to boost their inventories with US weapons, while the US is seeking to replenish its own stockpiles after weaponry and munitions were sent to Kyiv in support of its war with Russia. A surge is also expected this year as orders approved in 2024 often go into the order backlog for US weapons makers. 

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